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Harding Imitates Predecessor in Congress Address
Washington dispatch notes President Harding read his message to a joint session, a practice not seen since Jefferson, with Wilson-era reliance on writing drafts. Public reaction labeled the delivery flat while insiders discuss patronage politics around Senator George Sutherland and Civil Service appointments favoring veterans, amid broader Democratic critiques of Republican policy.
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Wallace Bassford
Washington, D. C
Congress
Jefferson
Wilson
Bob LaFollette
White House
Capitol
George Sutherland
Utah
Marion
Washington
Shipping Board
Harding
Flood
Virginia
Bremo Bluff
Seay
France
Glass
Argonne
Wood
Indiana
House